Refugee Vocabulary Ch 24-32 and Characterization

Which words mean muscular and heavily built and having a bad disposition; surly and best fit this sentence? ​ The ​ (a)   fireman gave a ​ (b)   glare at Jospeh's family as they came into their cabin.

• churlish
• burly
• pry
• orient

What words mean sad beyond comforting and express grief verbally and best fit this sentence? Mahmoud's mother made a (a)   noise and was ​ (b)   when she lost Hannah in the boat wreck.

• keening
• inconsolable
• berate
• respite

What word means digestive juices from the liver and best fits this sentence? She felt bitter (a)   rise in her throat as she felt sick at her stomach.

• bile
• respite
• burly

What words mean part of a song or poem that recurs at regular intervals and the closing section of a musical composition and best fit this sentence? The band repeated the opening (a)   of the song before going to the ​ (b)   for the grand finale.

• refrain
• coda
• brash
• loll

What word means move or force in an effort to get something open and best fits this sentence? The man in the life raft tried to ​ (a)   Mahmoud's fingers away from the boat.

• pry
• orient
• roil

What words mean determine one's position with reference to another point and make turbid by stirring up the sediments of and best fit this sentence? The sailer tried to (a)   the lifeboat away from the ​ (b)   water and into safety.

• orient
• roiling
• refrain
• inconsolable

Which words mean brief and to the point and censure severely or angrily and best fit this sentence? The impatient clerk gave a ​ (a)   response, but the customer began to ​ (b)   him for being rude.

• curt
• berate
• keen
• burly

Which word means a pause for relaxation and best fits this sentence? Mahmoud wished for a ​ (a)   from swimming, just a moment to sit without working his arms and legs.

• respite
• inconsolable
• churlish

What word means offensively bold and best fits this sentence? The actor with his ​ (a)   manner, he doesn't have a lot of friends at work.

• brash
• coda
• refrain

Which word means
hang loosely or laxly and best fits this sentence? Senor Castillo's head (a)   back as he was pulled back into the raft after almost drowning in the sea.

• lolled
• bile
• oriented